Faster than the Speed of BRAM: In-Memory Computing for Next Generation FPGAs, Proc. International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL) 2026.
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I am a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Carolina. My research focuses on reconfigurable and domain-specific architectures, embedded systems, high-performance computing, and computer architecture.
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Recent Publications
A runtime-adaptive transformer neural network accelerator on FPGAs, Microprocessors and Microsystems.
Funding News
SRNL-sponsored project "Data Analysis, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning for DOE-3013 Plutonium Canister Corrosion Surveillance (2019-2026)" renewed for 7th consecutive year for $175K, raising the total project funding to $1,114,934.
Student News
Zhymir Thompson successfully defended his Ph.D. proposal: "Series Arc Fault Detection in DC Microgrids". Congratulations, Zhymir!
Suyash Singh successfully defended his Ph.D. proposal: "Micro-Architecture and Compiler Co-Optimization for Maximizing the Efficiency for Throughput Oriented Workloads". Congratulations, Suyash!
Regan Willis successfully defended her M.S. thesis, "Fusion Strategies for Multimodal Vision-Language Edge Systems". Congratulations, Regan!
Iftakhar Ahmad successfully defended his disseration proposal: "Hardware-Model Co-optimization for Embedded Machine Learning". Congratulations, Iftakhar!
Suyash Singh passed his Ph.D. qualifier! Congratulations, Suyash!
Zhymir Thompson passed his Ph.D. qualifier! Congratulations, Zhymir!
Other News
Dr. Bakos is presenting at the South Carolina Resiliance Conference!
Dr. Bakos's H2RC workshop at Supercomputing 2026 was accepted for its 12th consecutive year!
Alex Anderson-McLeod and Dr. Bakos debut the 2nd Generation CSCE 491 project board.
Dr. Bakos organizes H2RC for the 11th consecutive year!